Frank Lampard planning Premier League raid for ex-Arsenal defender who fell out with his manager
FRANK LAMPARD wants to add Rob Holding to his Coventry City squad this summer.
The former Arsenal star is currently on the fringes at Crystal Palace after falling out with manager Oliver Glasner.
Holding, 29, joined the Eagles in 2023 after spending seven years with the Gunners.
But is now playing with the youth team after being dropped by Glasner and was even left out of the team’s photo.
Despite being a £4million arrival, the defender has never featured in the Premier League for the club.
Lampard is trying to persuade the star to drop down to the Championship on loan.
Holding may not be on the only player out of the door at Selhurst Park this month.
Utility man Jeffrey Schlupp could be on his way to Blackburn Rovers on loan ahead of a full-time exit.
Schlupp, 32, fits the profile Rovers boss John Eustace wants for his squad.
The former Leicester City left-winger is not in the Palace starting line-up but has been used off the bench by Glasner.
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He is out of contract at the end of the season and may look for some security.
Blackburn are also checking a move for free agent Ryan Kent in the same position but Schlupp can play left-back as well, making him doubly attractive.
Schlupp’s exit could help Palace pull off a move for Senegalese left-back El Hadji Malick Diouf.
Eagles are keen on the Slavia Prague defender, who would be the ideal cover for Tyrick Mitchell.
But Prague have asked for £20million and that is more than they are willing to pay.
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